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BusinessObjects XI release 3 (SAP) Review |
Authors: Barney Finucane A product evaluation and scoring based on dozens of key criteria Includes coverage of WebIntelligence, Voyager and Polestar Prior to its acquisition by SAP, completed in January 2008, Business Objects had overtaken its number one rival, Cognos, to become the largest revenue-generator in the business intelligence market. Now, all eyes are on SAP to see how it goes about integrating the raft of Business Objects products it has acquired into its already ample portfolio. The early signs are encouraging as SAP has already committed to the continued development of many Business Objects products including Crystal Reports (covered in a separate review) and WebIntelligence. This review focuses on a few parts of the portfolio that Business Objects salespeople typically present to customers looking for reporting and analysis, namely:
While we see the Enterprise XI platform as one of the leading enterprise BI platforms on the market, it is by no means perfect. This warts-and-all review reveals the strengths, as well as the shortcomings, of BusinessObjects XI release 3 and considers the likely impact of SAP ownership on the future prospects for the suite. The review also includes a factbase containing a concise feature-by-feature analysis and scoring of WebIntelligence, Voyager and Crystal Reports. This section is based on our lab test of BusinessObjects XI release 2 in early 2008. A sample of some of the specially generated screenshots from this review. Click to enlarge. |
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